Wednesday, June 22, 2016

"Andree didn't understand how precious her freedom or her country were until the day she lost both to the Germans. When it became clear the Germans would now control what was printed in the newspapers, Andree suddenly wanted to fight for the freedom to know the truth. So when she and her friends heard Charles de Gaulle's radio message from London, they decided to copy and distribute it. Then she began to work for Brest's underground newspaper."

"Women Heroes of WWII: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue" is a young adult title presenting profiles of 26 women from eight different countries who each fought the Nazi occupation of Europe in some way. The profiles follow an overview of the war and shorter, specific intros on each of the eight countries represented: Germany, Poland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, and the U.S.